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  Flat retail sales confirm slump in consumer sentiment

  Weak retail spending and a gloomy mood among households contradict forecasts that economic growth will remain solid in coming quarters.

  Strategy & Operations

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  Sponsored by ADP

  Compliance has become a systems problem for CFOs

  For CFOs, compliance risk is no longer isolated. It’s systemic.

  Technology

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  Deloitte: Shining a spotlight on strategic internal audit

  Internal audit leaders need to be “vocal” with their CFOs about the skills and capabilities of their teams, Deloitte’s Mike Schor said.

  Financial Reporting

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  StanChart CFO abruptly exits for Apollo

  The London-based global bank’s shares slid Tuesday amid news that Diego De Giorgi is stepping down from the group CFO seat after just over two years in the role.

  Leadership

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  AI fueled massive surge in fraud losses last year, study finds

  AI fraud has now outpaced traditional fraud, signaling a major shift in the threat landscape, according to the research.

  Compliance

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  Vena teams up with FP&A software peer Acterys in merger deal

  The proposed tie-up, which is subject to regulatory review, comes on the heels of several other deals in the CFO software space.

  Technology

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  Figure’s CFO supports treating stablecoin as cash

  Macrina Kgil, CFO of the newly public Figure Technology Solutions, would like to see the FASB update standards to classify stablecoins as cash.

  Strategy & Operations

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  Kyndryl CFO steps down ahead of accounting review

  Kyndryl’s audit committee will review disclosures related to its adjusted free cash flow, it said, appointing company alum Harsh Chugh to the role of interim CFO.

  Financial Reporting

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  Why SAP Americas CFO embraces a ‘failure culture’ around tech experimentation

  As finance teams weigh how to incorporate artificial intelligence into their workflows, SAP’s Sonja Simon asks her team not to fear failure.

  Technology

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  Consumers without stock holdings harbor ‘dismal’ outlook: survey

  Results from a University of Michigan survey line up with a post-pandemic income trend — wealthy consumers are thriving while many other households are struggling.

  Strategy & Operations

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  Toyota promotes CFO to CEO in C-suite reshuffle

  Finance chief Kenta Kon will succeed Koji Sato in the Japanese automaker’s top post as it battles tariff and currency headwinds.

  Strategy & Operations

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  How Alphabet is leaning on AI agents to boost finance workflows

  The tech giant’s finance team is using agentic AI to process invoices while also deploying the technology within the treasury function, CFO Anat Ashkenazi said.

  Financial Reporting

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  Peloton CFO to depart amid slumping subscriptions

  CFO Liz Coddington will depart for energy firm Palmetto after four years in Peloton’s top financial seat, where she played a “vital role” in its ongoing financial transformation.

  Financial Reporting

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  Chuck E. Cheese parent’s CFO jumps to CEO seat

  CFO Scott Drake will become CEO and president of the eatertainment giant beginning Feb. 13, succeeding David McKillips, who has served in the post since 2020.

  Updated Feb. 3, 2026

  Leadership

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  Job openings plunge to lowest level in more than five years: BLS

  Two government reports bolstered recent private sector data that have flagged job market weakness.

  Strategy & Operations

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  Uber taps insider for CFO amid robotaxi push

  Uber executive Balaji Krishnamurthy, an advocate for the future of autonomous vehicles, will step into the rideshare’s top financial seat later this month.  

  Updated Feb. 4, 2026

  Financial Reporting

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  FASB revisits thorny goodwill accounting

  Nearly four years after dropping a years–long project that would have changed goodwill accounting, the FASB is wrestling with the topic again.

  Financial Reporting

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  Service industry grows at fastest pace since Oct. 2024, ISM says

  Growth in services aligns with the ISM’s purchasing managers index of manufacturing activity, which last month increased to the highest level since August 2022.

  Strategy & Operations

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  Deep Dive

  4 CFO tips for thriving despite volatile dollar, end of ‘Pax Americana’

  The dollar, battered by disruption to the rules-based global order, stands at center stage in an unfolding drama of market volatility.

  Strategy & Operations

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  Better Home hires Zeta, IBM alum for CFO role

  Loveen Advani succeeds Kevin Ryan, who left the online lender to join mortgage REIT PennyMac last fall. 

  Leadership

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  Missouri may ditch income tax. Will it hurt or help business?

  The Show Me State is the latest to consider eliminating state taxes on income, but the plan to replace that revenue could harm some businesses, tax specialists say.

  Strategy & Operations

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  US firms outpace global peers in emerging-tech spending: KPMG

  While U.S. companies are scaling a wide range of emerging technologies, few have reached full operational maturity, the study found.

  Strategy & Operations

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  Opinion

  Fixing digital transformation’s weakest link: Poor data

  Without a proper data foundation, even the most advanced AI tools will fail to deliver consistent, predictable results, writes Dun & Bradstreet’s David Marshall.

  Technology

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  Cash deposit safety still tops CFO worries, survey finds

  Despite calls to close risk gaps after Silicon Valley Bank’s failure, many businesses still wouldn’t be able to operate for over three months without access to their primary bank, Ampersand says.

  Strategy & Operations

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  Universal withdraws CFO offer from ADM alum

  The agriproducts maker rescinded its employment offer one day after the SEC filed suit against ADM’s former CFO Vikram Luthar over accounting practices related to its nutrition segment.

  Financial Reporting

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  6 or more days of PTO can reduce turnover, study shows

  A new study shows sufficient PTO can prevent workers from quitting, right when employers say they’re investing in leave.

  Strategy & Operations

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